Door holder



June 1 1926.

F. W. JACOBS DOOR HOLDER Filed 00:. 21 2 9: W. ejaco Patented June l, 192%.

Units stars Q FRANK w. moors, or BAKER, onneoiv.

DOOR HOLDER.

Application filed October 21, 1925.

This invention relates to a door holder and one object of the invention is to provide a door holder so constructed that it may be applied to a swinging door and located near the floor where it will be out of the way.

Another object of the invention'is to so construct the door holder that the door engaging arm or bar will not be locked unless intentionally moved to a locking position after the door is open. It will therefore be seen that when this device is applied to a door, the door may be readily opened and closed, and its closing will not be interfered with unless it is desired to have the door secured against closing.

Another object of the invention is to so form the holder that when the door is open and the door engaging bar or arm moved to a locking position it will be prevented from returning to a position in which the door may be closed until a latch which engages the arm is moved to a releasing position.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the device that when the latch is moved to a releasing position the door may be readily closed without further attention being given the holder.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the holder applied to a door,

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken along the line 2-2 of Figure 1, and

Figure 8 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line of Figure 2.

The housing or casing l of this door holder is open at one end and along one side and includes upper and lower walls 2 and 3, an inner side wall A, and an end wall 5, the inner wall being provided with openings to receive fastener screws 6 by means of which the casing may be firmly secured to a chairboard 7 of a wall, with the open end of the casing close to the doorway 8 at the side thereof to which the door 9 is hinged. The walls 2 and 3 of the casing constitute upper and lower rails of a track, each of which is formed with a longitudinally extending groove 10 closed at its ends and adjacent its inner end formed with a side extension 11. The side extensions 11 of the grooves 10 are in the form of bayonet slots the closed end portions of which are directed towards the open end of the casing. The door engaging arm of bar 12 is of a thickness to fit between the walls or rails 2 and 3, and at its inner Serial No. 63,958.

end carries a pin 13 which projects from its upper and lower side faces, and fits into the grooves. The bar or arm 18, therefore, permitted to move longitudinally of the housing formed with a stem 15 adapted to be passed through an opening 16 bored in the door 9 adjacent its lower edge and this stem or shank 15 is formed with a threaded free end portion to receive a fastener nut 17 so that the bracket may be firmly held in engagementwith the door. It should, of course, be obvious that if desired a bearing bracket of a different specific formation could be substituted for the one shown, if it is not desired to bore an opening in the door in order to attach the bracket to it.

When this device is in use the casing is applied to the wall and secured to the chairboard 7 with its open end portion overlying the door frame and the bearing bracket is secured to the door at the proper distance from its hinged edge. Nhen the door is opened the ends of the pin 13 slide longitudinally in. the grooves 10 and will slide past the extensions 11 unless pushed into these extensions. Therefore, the door may be freely opened and closed when it is not desired to have it secured in an opened position. When it is desired to have the door held open the arm or bar 12 is grasped and pressure applied, which. will cause the ends of the pin to move into the bayonet slot extensions and the door then moved in a closing direction a sufficient distance to cause the ends of the pin to move to the closed ends of the exten- 1i sions, as shown .in Figure 2. The latch 18 is then swung to an operative position with its free end fitting into the notch 19 formed in the bar 12 and the bar will be prevented from moving towards the closed end of the casing. Therefore, the door will be securely held open and cannot acoidently swing shut.

When it is desired. to close the door the latch is swung out of engagement with the bar and the door moved in an opening di rection a suflicient extent to move the pin to the intersection of the angnlarly disposed end portions of the bayonet slot extensions. It is then merely necessary to swing the door towards a closing position and the ends of the pin will move out of the side extensions 11 and into the grooves 10, so that the door may be completely closed. It will, therefore, be seen that the device is so constructed that a door may be securely held in an open position, but at the same time the device is so constructed that it will not prevent the door from being opened and closed when it is not desired to have it secured against closing.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is 1. A door holder comprising a tract; including a rail having a long tudinally e2 te-nding guideway provided in spaced relation to one end with the side extension of a bayonet slot formation, a bar having one end provided with a side pin extending into said guideway to slidahly and pivotally mount the bar and adapted tohe moved into the side extensions when pressure is applied to the bar, a door engaging bracket pivotally connected with the other end oit said bar and means for releasably securing said bar in a set position with its pin in the closed end portion of the side extension of the guideway and the door secured in an open position.

2. A. door holder comprising a track including spaced parallel rails having longitudinally extending guideweys provided in spaced relation to one end of the track with side extensions of a bayonet slot formation, a bar having one end extending between said rails and provided with pins extending into said guideways to slidably and pivotally mount the bar and adapted to he moved into the side extensions when pressure is applied to the bar, a door engaging bracket pivotally connected with the other end of said bar, and means for releasably securing the bar in a set position with its pins in the closed end portions of the side extensions of said gruidewa-ys.

3. A door holder con'ip ising a track including spaced upper and lower rails having longitudinally extending grooves in their adjacent faces, said grooves being closed atone end of said track and in spaced relation to their closed ends provided with side extensions of a bayonet slot formation with their closed ends ei-ztending towards the other end of the track, a bar having one end extending between said rails and provided with pins fitting into said grooves to slidably and pivotally mount the bar, and adapted to be moved into the side extensions when pressure is applied to the bar, a bracket pivotal ly connected with the other end of said bar and adapted to be rigidly secured to a door, and means for releasably securing said bar in a set position with its pivot pins in the closed end portions of the side extensions or said grooves.

d. A door holder comprsing a casing open at one end and along one side and having upper and :lower walls formed with longitudinally extending: tracks closed at their ends and in spaced relation to their inner ends formed with side extensions of a bayonet slot formation having their closed end portions directed towards the open end of the casing, a bar having one end portion extending into said casing and having pivot pins extending from its upper and lower side portions and slid-ably fitting into said track for movement longitudinally therein and into and out of the bayonet slot extensions, means for pivotally connecting the outer end of said bar with a door, and means torreleasably retaining said bar in a set position with its pivot pins in the closed end portions of said bayonet slots and the door held in an open position.

5. A door holder comprising a casing open along one side and at one end, said casing having upper and lower wall-s formed with longitudinally extending grooves. and leayonet slots leading from said grooves adjacent their inner ends with their closed :end portions directed towards the open end of the casing, a bearing adapted to be secured to a door, a bar pivoted at one end to said bearing and having its other end extending into said casing, a pin pass d through the last mentioned end portion oi said bar with its ends fitting into said grooves for sliding longitudinally therein and into and out of said bayonet slots, and. a latch pivotally mounted at the closed end oi said casing and adapted to be swung into engagement with said bar to retain the pin in said bayonet slotand retain the door in an adjusted position. i 1

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

FRANK w. moons. [n s] ill 

